Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 707 Seven Stars Gathering Demons

Island accommodation.

Li Yuan laid out the fourth-tier talisman paper on the stone platform and took out the Xuanwen Spirit Brush.

The Spirit Brush is in the fourth slot of the equipment inventory, and the purple attribute of Mystic Talisman Enlightenment remains active. The cultivation speed brought by Talisman Dao attainment is about 30%, and Talisman skills also increase faster.

First, prepare a fourth-order space-stabilizing symbol.

Dipping the spirit brush into spirit ink made from spatial attribute mineral powder, the tip of the brush fell, and spirit patterns spread along the talisman paper. The fourth-order talisman-making technique had reached a proficient stage, the technique was steady enough, and with the instinctive brushstroke brought by the ink spirit's precise control over the permanent inscription, the lines were smoother than ever before.

The core of the spatial stabilization talisman is a three-layered nested stable circuit, the difficulty of which lies in the connection of the three layers of spiritual energy. After the Nascent Soul Returning to Origin Technique and the Dark Abyss Demonic Origin Technique were both perfected, the spiritual energy in Li Yuan's body became much purer, and it was more stable when falling into the spiritual patterns, with the error at the connection point being minimized.

First one, success.

The second one, success.

The third photo was slightly off-center at the end, resulting in slightly lower quality, but it still turned out well.

Li Yuanlian produced ten space stabilization talismans, achieving 80% success.

Next, switch to a fourth-tier spirit shield talisman.

The difficulty of creating a spirit shield talisman lies in the cross-attribute connection, where spatial and defensive spirit runes intertwine, and the two streams of spiritual power cannot be interrupted. After the small world's origin became permanent, the spiritual power within Li Yuan's body inherently possessed spatial attributes, and when laying out defensive spirit runes, it also carried a layer of spatial background, making the transition much smoother than before.

The first spirit shield talisman was drawn with exceptionally steady strokes, the spirit patterns were of uniform thickness, and the connection was made in less than half a breath. The quality of the finished product surpassed any of the previous ones, with brighter spirit patterns and tighter internal circuitry.

Next is the fourth-order talisman crafting method obtained from the Yao Guang Secret Realm.

The jade slip contains a fourth-tier light-attribute attack rune. Its structure differs from both the spatial stabilization rune and the spirit shield rune, focusing on a concentrated burst of power. At the end of the rune is a set of trigger array patterns; once activated, light-attribute spiritual power will be released in a concentrated manner.

This was the first time Li Yuan had created this new talisman.

The spirit ink was replaced with a special ink made from light-attribute spirit liquid. After dipping the Xuanwen spirit brush in it, the tip of the brush shone slightly. When the brush touched the paper, the spirit patterns turned unfamiliar. The Myriad Phenomena Retrospection had already dissected the manufacturing method in the jade slip, and the key points had surfaced in the sea of ​​consciousness in advance.

The first new talisman was successfully laid out with smooth spirit patterns. The last stroke of the array pattern was slightly awkward, but it was still a success.

The second one was more stable, triggering the array patterns to converge in one go.

The third, the fourth, and the fifth.

All five new talismans were successfully applied.

As Li Yuan collected the ink, his wrist paused.

It's not that a particular action has changed, but rather that the entire method of talisman making has been fundamentally altered. In the previous proficiency stage, each stroke had to follow the path from memory, and when encountering unfamiliar talismans, the method had to be consulted, with some compromises made regarding the connection of nodes.

At this moment, the choice disappeared.

Spiritual patterns flowed from the tip of the brush, their paths determined by themselves. No reference was needed; the spiritual energy had already chosen the most suitable path at the tip. The brushstrokes were no longer merely a technique, but had become an instinct.

Fourth-order talisman-making technique, mastered.

The fourth slot in the equipment inventory was suddenly jolted.

The purple entry of the Xuanwen Spirit Brush sensed a breakthrough, and the effect of increasing cultivation speed through talismanic attainment jumped from about 30% to about 50%.

That's another 20% increase.

The permanent "Space Stabilization" attribute of the talisman also reacted. The spiritual power consumption of space stabilization spells was reduced by 20%, and with the added benefit of mastering the Spirit Texture Dissolution, the quality and success rate of the space stabilization talisman were further improved. The two-way complementarity of the array talisman's profound understanding was also strengthened, and the accumulation of array principles also benefited.

Li Yuan carefully put away the Xuanwen Spirit Brush and categorized the newly made talismans into his storage bag.

Just as he was about to continue refining the Yao Guang Ning Yuan Pill, the offering token at his waist suddenly vibrated.

This is not a regular communication; it's an emergency frequency.

Li Yuan infused his spiritual power, and the message entered his mind.

Tianyue Sect issued an emergency notice.

The first layer of the seal in the deep abyss valley has completely collapsed, and the second layer has cracked in multiple places, with a large amount of demonic energy leaking out. The third layer of the seal is also loosening. The rift cluster in southern Lingzhou has expanded rapidly, now exceeding twenty. The underground dark vein network has become extremely active, with abnormal spiritual energy detected at multiple monitoring points. Small-scale demonic group activities have been reported in Liangzhou, Yunzhou, and Lingzhou in the lower realm.

Tianyue Sect ordered all available Nascent Soul level retainers to immediately proceed to Lingzhou.

Li Yuan put away the token and set off immediately.

The light shot straight towards the southern part of Lingzhou.

In the southern part of Lingzhou, deep in the mountains.

Li Yuan landed above the group of rifts, and the passive perception of his spatial detection technique detected the changes first.

The rift cluster has changed. There were only sixteen during the last inspection, but now the number has more than doubled. Most of the spatial stabilization talismans that were previously set up have become ineffective, with residual spiritual energy scattered at the edges of the rifts. Of the seven spatial sensing arrays, five remain; two were shattered by the impact of the rifts expanding.

Three hundred feet below the fissure cluster, the demonic energy in the deep abyss valley was several times denser.

Li Yuan sank down along the crack channel.

Three hundred feet, the entrance to the deep valley.

The first layer of seal has vanished without a trace. Fragments of spirit runes are scattered on the valley walls, blackened by demonic energy.

The second layer of the seal was located in the middle of the deep valley. The spiritual patterns were still there, but it had cracked in seven or eight places. Spiritual energy leaked out from the cracks, clashing with the surging demonic energy. The nodes that Li Yuan had repaired last time were still intact, but the other locations, without maintenance, could no longer hold up.

The third layer of seal is at the bottom of the valley, where the situation is slightly better. Small cracks have also appeared on the edges, and demonic energy is seeping in along the cracks.

The crevice in the valley floor was also torn open, becoming a spatial rift over ten feet wide. The edges rippled violently, and dark purple demonic energy billowed out from the crack.

Li Yuan hovered ten feet above the valley floor and used his spatial detection technique to probe into the crack.

The passive perception of the eight hundred feet was insufficient.

After the origin of the minor realm became permanent, the physical body and soul possessed the characteristics of a spatial being. Li Yuan activated his spatial detection technique to actively scan, perceiving deeper and deeper.

One thousand zhang, one thousand five hundred zhang, two thousand zhang.

Two thousand feet deep, the other end of the crack was revealed.

It was a dark purple space. The demonic energy was terrifyingly dense, and the spatial structure was completely different from that of the lower realm.

The Realm of Demons.

The rift connects to the realm of the Netherworld.

Within a two-thousand-foot perception range, the auras of dozens of demons were clearly discernible. Most were in the early to mid-stages of the Nascent Soul realm, with a few in the late-stages, gathered at the entrance on the other side of the rift, as if waiting for something.

Further away, there was an aura far surpassing that of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

God Transformation Level.

The aura was heavy and oppressive, pressing down on the edge of his senses. Li Yuan did not probe any further.

Li Yuan withdrew his senses and archived what he had learned by recalling all phenomena.

The spiritual energy decay curve of the third layer of the seal was extracted, and extrapolated at the current rate, it would take at most three months.

Three months later, the third seal will fail, and the rift will be completely open. Dozens of Nascent Soul level demons, as well as the Deity Transformation level demon, will be able to enter the lower realm directly.

Li Yuan noted this down and continued his search along the valley wall.

Dark Fiend Insight detected an extremely thin channel of demonic energy in a depression on the eastern side of the valley wall.

The passage, less than half a foot wide, was hidden inside the rock strata. The permanent entry for "Traces of Breath" extracted the frequency of demonic energy within it; compared to the demonic energy of the deep abyss, it shared the same origin, yet was much rarer.

This passage was not formed naturally. There are traces of carving on the walls, and the edges still retain very faint traces of array spiritual energy.

Li Yuan used spatial exploration techniques to trace the passage's direction. The passage extended northeast from the depression, passing through hundreds of feet of rock layers before forking, each branching directly towards the old site of the Demon Abyss.

Underground network of hidden veins.

There is indeed a hidden passage between the Deep Abyss Valley and the Old Ruins of the Demon Abyss, allowing demonic energy to flow between the two places.

On the rock wall next to the entrance of the passage, Dark Fiend Insight detected the eighth tracking mark.

This one is different from the previous seven.

The core spirit rune remains the third-tier tracking spirit rune of the Yuan Sect's old method, but the outer layer of shielding has been replaced with spatial attribute spirit power. The frequency of the spirit membrane merges with the fluctuations of the surrounding spatial sensing array, appearing as if it were an extension of the sensing array itself.

If it weren't for the fact that the permanent term for the disappearance of the anonymity could directly identify the tracking marker structure, this marker would be almost impossible to discover.

The Concealment and Disappearance Technique is activated. Spiritual energy seeps into the core of the mark, disintegrating the spiritual rune nodes in reverse. The spatial attribute spiritual membrane loses its support and shatters and dissipates.

Li Yuan continued his search along the valley wall.

On a rock face on the southern side of the deep valley, a stone box was revealed beneath a cracked rock surface. The stone box was about two palms wide, and its surface was engraved with dark red spirit patterns, the style of which was consistent with the ancient demonic spirit patterns on the walls of the deep valley.

The stone box had no restrictions; once opened, it contained only a dark jade slip.

Li Yuan picked up the jade slip and probed it with his divine sense.

The permanent entry for Netherworld Knowledge operates automatically, translating the ancient demonic script in the jade slip into a readable form.

The content is a distribution map.

The map marks seven locations in the lower realm, each marked with a dark red symbol.

The first location is deep within the southern mountains of Lingzhou, in a secluded valley.

The second location is in the northeast corner of Lingzhou, at the site of the Demon Abyss.

The third location is an abandoned mining valley in the northeast corner of Yunzhou.

Fourth, the entrance to the abandoned mine tunnel in Lingzhou.

The fifth location is somewhere in Liangzhou.

The sixth location is somewhere in the sea.

The seventh location is directly below the main island of the Loose Cultivator Alliance.

All seven locations correspond to the locations where tracking markers or traces of demons were previously discovered.

The seven points are arranged in an irregular ring around the main island of the Loose Cultivator Alliance.

Below the distribution map is a line of ancient demonic script.

Seven Stars Gathering Demon Formation.

Activation conditions: Seven sacrificial nodes must be simultaneously infused with Nascent Soul level demonic energy, and a true demon must descend at the center point.

Li Yuan stared at the jade slip for several breaths.

The seven tracking markers didn't mark people, but rather seven sacrificial nodes. The person who placed the markers was constantly confirming the node coordinates, waiting to activate the Seven Star Demon-Gathering Array.

The center point is directly below the main island of the Loose Cultivator Alliance.

The true demon has descended.

The Nascent Soul level demon on the other side of the rift is that true demon.

Li Yuan put the ink-colored jade slip into his storage bag and transformed into a beam of light, rushing out of the deep abyss.

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